Georgia Code, Title 17, Chapter 7, Article 7 - Demand for Trial; Announcement of Readiness for Trial

• § 17-7-170 - Demand for Speedy Trial; Service; Discharge and Acquittal for Lack of Prosecution; Expiration; Reversal on Direct Appeal; Mistrial and Retrial; Special Pleas of Incompetency
  (a) Any defendant against whom a true bill of indictment or an accusation is filed with the clerk for an offense not affecting the...
• § 17-7-171 - Time for Demand for Speedy Trial in Capital Cases; Discharge and Acquittal Where No Trial Held Before End of Two Court Terms of Demand; Counting of Terms in Cases in Which Death Penalty is Sought; Special Pleas of Incompetency
  (a) Any person accused of a capital offense may enter a demand for speedy trial at the term of court at which the indictment...
• § 17-7-172 - Requirement of Announcement by State of Readiness for Trial Prior to Announcement by Defendant; Speedy Trial
  The state shall be required in every case to announce ready or not ready for trial, except in those cases where the defendant is...

Last modified: October 14, 2016